Dandenong, Victoria

Dandenong Melbourne, Victoria
View from Harmony square of the historical Dandenong Town Hall built in 1890, converted to the Drum Theatre in 2006. Overlooking the intersection of Lonsdale and Walker Streets.
Dandenong Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates	37°58′52″S 145°12′54″E / 37.981°S 145.215°E / -37.981; 145.215
Population	30,127 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	3,385/km2 (8,770/sq mi)
Established	1837
Postcode(s)	3175[2]
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Area	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Location	29 km (18 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Greater Dandenong
State electorate(s)	Dandenong
Federal division(s)	Bruce Isaacs
Suburbs around Dandenong: Noble Park North Dandenong North Endeavour Hills Noble Park Dandenong Doveton Keysborough Dandenong South Dandenong South

Dandenong (/ˈdændɪnɒŋ/ DAN-dih-nong) is a southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, about 29 km (18 mi) from the Melbourne CBD. It is the council seat of the City of Greater Dandenong local government area, with a recorded population of 30,127 at the 2021 census.^[1] Situated mainly on the northwest bank of the lower Dandenong Creek, it is 21.6 km (13.4 mi) from the eponymous Dandenong Ranges to its northeast and completely unrelated in both location and nature of the settlement.

A regional transport hub and manufacturing centre of Victoria, Dandenong is located at the junctional region of the Dandenong Valley Highway, Princes Highway, Monash Freeway and Dingley Freeway, and is the gateway town of the Gippsland railway line into West Gippsland. It is directly neighboured from the north and south by two sister suburbs Dandenong North and Dandenong South, from the east by Doveton, and from the northwest and southwest by Noble Park and Keysborough, respectively. The easternmost and westernmost neighbourhoods of suburb are also unofficially named Dandenong East and Dandenong West, separated from the main portions of the suburb by Stud Road and Princes Highway, and Cheltenham Road and Gladstone Road/Jones Road/Bennet Street, respectively.

Dandenong began as a township in 1852 and at the start of the 20th century was an important regional city with its own suburbs. During the mid-20th century it became a major manufacturing and commercial area, and eventually an incorporated satellite city of the expanding Greater Melbourne conurbation. A business district, the former town centre, covers much of its area and is one of the largest in Greater Melbourne. It is currently undergoing major transit-oriented urban renewal, which was first planned in the Melbourne 2030 strategy.